Miles Bridges vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Miles Bridges that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Miles Bridges

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Miles Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Miles Bridges 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Miles Bridges 5 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Miles Bridges 0 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Miles Bridges 0 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Miles Bridges 14.8 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Miles Bridges 6.0 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Miles Bridges 2.5 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Miles Bridges 0.8 Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Miles Bridges 0.7 Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Miles Bridges 5,342 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Miles Bridges 2,146 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Miles Bridges 887 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Miles Bridges 278 Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Miles Bridges 249 Purvis Short 178

Total Games Miles Bridges 360 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Miles Bridges .470 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Miles Bridges .347 Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Miles Bridges .813 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Miles Bridges 21.0 (2024) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Miles Bridges 7.3 (2024) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Miles Bridges 3.8 (2022) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Miles Bridges 0.9 (2024) Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Miles Bridges 0.8 (2022) Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 2

Total Games Miles Bridges 0 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Miles Bridges - Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Miles Bridges - Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Miles Bridges - Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Miles Bridges - Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.